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Teacher of Economics

Teacher of Economics

Harris Girls' Academy Bromley

Bromley

Salary:
MPS (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
19 March 2019

Job overview

We are looking to appoint an inspirational, dynamic and enthusiastic qualified teacher of Economics to join our academy of committed staff.

Your opportunity

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be part of a Federation established in developing practitioners and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, including our Aspiring Leaders NPQML and NPQSL programmes to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly. Additional responsibilities will be available for an exceptional candidate.

What we are looking for:

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:

  • QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
  • Strong subject knowledge
  • The ability to teach the Economics curriculum at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
  • A person who shares our common sense of purpose and high expectations of what students can achieve

Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.

Harris Benefits

As part of the Harris Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

  • Access to a diverse network of phase and subject specialist groups
  • Support and mentoring from some of the best leaders in education
  • An Outer London Harris Allowance, plus a performance and loyalty bonus
  • Pension scheme (TPS) and access to our Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan, covering a range of health and wellbeing benefits
  • The opportunity to work with our amazing students!

About Harris Girls' Academy Bromley:

Harris Girls’ Academy Bromley is the number one school in Bromley for progress and one of the most successful schools in the country, with progress being amongst the top 1% of schools this year at +1.09 (Progress 8 2017). We are very proud of our academic and cultural achievements and are ambitious about the future.

Why work at Harris Girls' Academy Bromley?

At Harris Girls’ Academy Bromley, we aim to ensure that every student is inspired and supported to achieve her personal best in a creative and enterprising culture where learning comes first. Through the development of our learning ethos of CORE, we encourage the girls to become Committed, Optimistic, Resilient and Enterprising.

We believe that every girl can and should achieve their full potential and our commitment is one of ensuring our students develop a love of learning, a passion for enquiry and enterprise and a dedication to being the best that they can be.

Harris Girls’ Academy Bromley is an outstanding school, offering students and staff state-of-the-art facilities in new and recently refurbished buildings. Our examination results place us amongst the very best in the country and we believe that with high quality teaching and support our girls will become responsible and successful in their chosen paths.  We believe that teaching is a craft and continually strive to become even better at it; our high quality CPD supports ambitious and hardworking colleagues to make a real difference to the lives of our students. If you are passionate about your subject, committed to your own learning and keen to make a difference; this could be the academy for you.

Come and see us in action: visits to Harris Girls' Academy Bromley are strongly encouraged and very welcome. Please call 020 8778 5917 or email info@harrisbromley.org.uk to arrange a time to come in or an informal conversation with the Principal.

The Harris Federation

Our academy is part of the Harris Federation, the leading large Multi Academy Trust in the country for both primary and secondary education. Harris has an unrivalled track record in raising standards and achieving success for the children in our academies.

Professional development and sharing best practice are a key part of the Harris Federation success, and we can draw on this to offer you top quality training at every stage of your career path, from Beginner Teacher to Middle Leader. We will invest in you with coaching, mentoring, and can offer a wide range of training programmes, delivered by our Teaching School Alliance.

We look for talented teachers who are passionate about their subject and making a difference. You can help us transform education in London, and create exceptional places of learning.

Please note: academies may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. You will still be able to add information until the closing date, but you will not be able to submit your application. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement. Harris Federation is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education. 

About Harris Girls' Academy Bromley

School summary

Harris Academy Bromley is an 11-18 school for Girls in North Beckenham which opened in September 2011. We are a thriving, diverse and academically successful school, with GCSE results are amongst the best in the country and progress being amongst the top 3 per cent of schools nationally.

Alongside a broad, balanced and rigorous curriculum, our specialism of Science and Enterprise provides not only a wealth of academic qualifications, but a framework for learning which raises aspirations and embeds an innovative approach to securing success. We passionately believe in educating young women for the future and are working hard to create opportunities for girls to be successful in STEM subjects.

We are also benefiting from major improvement in facilities, making our academy a modern and inspiring place in which to teach and learn.

Our GCSE results are amongst the best in the country with progress being amongst the top 3% of schools nationally. Our OFSTED Inspection in November 2013 judged our Academy as ‘Good’ which was an incredible achievement and testament of the dedication of our staff. Though we are pleased with these results, we are determined to raise this to ‘Outstanding’.

Academy ethos

At Harris Academy Bromley, learning comes first, aspirations are high, achievement is celebrated and the Academy Ethos is driven by the spirit of Science and Enterprise.

The key disciplines of science: experimentation, systematic planning, rational judgement and innovative discovery. We embed an innovative and scientific approach to instilling positive attitudes to learning through:

  • Commitment: putting learning first
  • Optimism: creating possibilities – achieving potential
  • Resourcefulness: activating awareness – accelerating progress
  • Enterprise: bold ventures – bright futures

Academy specialisms

Science and Enterprise

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